PS5 freeze in loading screens

Hi all! Been scouring the internet for help on this issue and no luck so far.

I play on PS5. Since late in the campaign (don't remember what act exactly) the game starts to freeze on loading screens. Not every time, but maybe every 3 or 4 loading screens.

For example, if I play a map and die a few times, it might freeze on the loading screen when I travel back in. Or if there's a mirage portal, it might freeze on that portal. But only every 3 or 4 loading screens I've noticed.

I played POE2 on PS5 and did not have this issue. I tried reinstalling the game, that did not help. I tried rebooting the ps5, that did not help.

I do not have any other noticeable performance issues. Some big maps in the later acts lagged, but nothing at the moment in Atlas mapping.

Any advice greatly appreciated! It's frustrating to deal with this. I don't mind constantly restarting the game (it is annoying, but I can manage), but it means I lose a portal on my map every time this happens. I've definitely failed some maps this way...